We Are Fortunate Because of The Mercy and Vision of Srila Bhaktivinoda | ISV | 14 July 2026

Prabhupāda said Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura was very powerful, and he has been one of the ācāryas that has given us his special mercy here. I had hoped to have ready for today a poster that we made in Los Angeles. Somebody had designed it there, circa 2007, when we started our monthly saṅkīrtana festivals. I had the poster on my wall for a long time, and then my painter accidentally knocked it off the wall, and it got a little scuffed. So I found a place in San Francisco that could retouch it—that is, digitally scan it and then retouch it, which they did. He has picked it up again, and they have a digital copy also. It has a picture of Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura sitting with books on his lap, and it is reminiscent of the era in which we started our massive book distribution, or at least our regular sorties going out into public to distribute books, which has grown over the years. And we rallied around this day, the day of Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s disappearance, because we felt that Śrīla Prabhupāda had evidence of when, during that year—I mentioned in 1975, when he was on his morning walk and coming back to the temple. This was in Māyāpura and around the area there were no other dwellings; there were only rice fields and the temple, that was it; that’s all you could see. So you could see Prabhupāda walking with the devotees out in the field, and then he would come back from his morning walk, and we greeted him with a kīrtana each morning. One morning, somebody had noted that this is fulfilling Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s vision, and that they have all come here. Somebody said to Prabhupāda, and Prabhupāda said, “By his mercy they could be delivered. May Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura deliver all of them.” So, Prabhupāda was very aware of the fact that we are in the Bhaktivinoda parivāra; it’s his greater family of Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura. It was this vision that was enacted by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta, and our Śrīla Prabhupāda had followed in the footsteps of both of them and practically actualized the dream of Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura. So imagine how pleased he must be to see all of us engaged in saṅkīrtana, in spreading the holy name of the Lord, and distributing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. (09:35) ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-step... https://vaisesikadasayatra.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_... https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?ut... https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm... ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook:   / fanthespark   Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... For the latest videos, subscribe    / @fanthespark   For the latest in SoundCloud:   / fan-the-spark   ------------------------------------------------------------ #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose